The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-14

the fandango In Paso Del H Nortc the
might before and hadn't the money 10
pay for meal sc ] should order It,
although should have plenty TO spare,
ns soon rs ! 7gotsto Laguna, where had
money waiting formc. Then added: "lf you
willalet me have a dollar or SO ! will give
you this knife, and rs soon as we reach La
guna will redeenii Il and treat you and your
friend TO bottle Of wine In return for the
accommodation II will be 10 me" The knife
I offered TO him was very handsome one,
with single blade that was shaped like
dagger, while tho handle was of solid sily,
richly carved. The knife had beer, given 70
me BY a Chinaman, who brought II from
Cuba, md Ind al intrinsic value Of SlS OF
SO. Apparently much surprised at my 70
quest, ho bcsan,tof question mo closely III
regard to the object lofiniyt journey who
should gil my money from when reached
IAg,lna, etc. Although ! had never been In
1lag,lnn,: i knew a German NAMED Wilhelm
lWobber tint was engaged nbtsiness ut tint
place md so was able TO answer his ques.
tons without difficulty, Ito then asked me
wllcro ! gothic knife, md on my answering
he drew, out MI American IS gold piece md
handed mo. ! told him I couldn't change
Il, and all wanted WINS enough to pay fol-
what wished to order He laughed and
told nc 10 keep tho whole Of It; that would,
be sorry for IL latcr,if l did not. Just then
his cemra,le returned and, addressing the
ono had been in conversation with rs d
Captain, said somcthingin q low tone that ]
could not hear. The captain, MS | will call
him, spoke out IN an angry tone md said:
l"Spcak so can hear 'you-yot' need not be
afraid; this Gringo (mcaning meC does not
understand word of Spanish, md In place
Of getting sack, Of money out Of him, he
has rot IS out Of nc, for tho poor devil Is
broke and pawnellhis knife with nc. So
by your Internal blundcr we have Ind n
ltwcnty.mile ride for nothing"
= Tho other ono protested That twas not his
fault; that IIwass tho man TINT had been
pointed out to him the evening previous rs
the one that had tho money. In tho mean,
time had ordered something to cut for both
myself and horse md sat there listening to
all that;was said. From their conversation
i learned that some one who was probablya
spy for them had givcntho information that
l wanted to send n large amount Of money
by tho stage, but had changed my mind and
concluded to carry;it myself, but tho course
/ pursuedle led them to believe that they Ind
got on tho track Of the wrong man. What
their reason was for delaying matters until
we passed tho San Jose, station,i1 do mot
know: If had not thrown them off as ! did
they would probably have followed on behind
me until tloytwerc ready for action and the
first notice Il would ,bnye Ind would have
been a lasso thrown around my neck and ]
dragged from the back Of my horse. f After
we had eaten and rested asked the captain
lift was not about time to start II We wished
to reach Laguna before dark. He commenced
to say something, then changed his mind
and said :@"You had better start now, for
when we 60 We shall ride fast and will over.
take'youbcfore you,gct half way thcre.n ]
was only!too. anxious to get clear Of thenl,y
but of,courseI did not let them know of It, /.
so after some questions. about the road, and
telling them that If I should get there first
they. would find me at "Wobbcr's," started
of, and that was the last ] saw Of either
then, or my knife. F. L. GORDON.
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